The hike, from around $18 to $93 for a single trip, will apply to visitors from countries including China, India and Vietnam, but not most Western travelers.

After months of doubts over their participation, Iran’s players have received visas for the United States just days before the World Cup begins.

The Iranian soccer players, still awaiting visas to the U.S., are practicing in Turkey and making backup plans.

Iranian tourists with visas will be barred for six months in case they are ‘unable or unlikely’ to go back because of the war, Australian officials said.

Concern for the safety of the players had grown after Iranian state media criticized them for not singing the national anthem at a game in Australia.